REMEMBERING FRENCH LOUIE 11:00am-12:00pm at Inlet Town Hall. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the death of Adirondack French Louie, author Roy Reehil will share some of his stories with us. A famous character throughout Hamilton and Herkimer Counties while was he was alive; Louie became a legend after the publication of the book Adirondack French Louie: Life in the North Woods in 1952, by Utica author Harvey Dunham. Louie’s life exemplified the hard work, determination and humor it took to make a living in the region and his careers as canal boat driver, lumberjack, trapper, hunter and guide, provide perspective on the life the many sturdy people alongside Louie at the time as they struggled to tame the wilderness.

BOOK SIGNING & RECEPTION 12:00pm at the Inlet Public Library. Meet the author Roy Reehil and available for purchase will be his book Adirondack Adventures – Bob Gillespie & Harvey Dunham on French Louie’s Trail that he wrote with William J. O’Hern. Also available will be Harvey Dunham’s Adirondack French Louie.